iPhone 7: Coming in 2016 - Mac Rumors

What We Expect

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What We Expect

No Headphone Jack

Design

Wireless Charging

iPhone 7 vs. iPhone 7 Plus

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Beyond the iPhone 7

iPhone 7 Timeline

The iPhone 7 won't be released until the fall of 2016, so it's still
several months off. Apple's current flagship devices are the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus,
released to the public in September of 2015. Though we have months to
go until the iPhone 7 launches, rumors have already been trickling out,
giving us some details on what we might see when the device is released.
Apple has used an alternating "S" naming formula to mark years where
the iPhone does not receive a major redesign since the debut of the
iPhone 3GS in 2009. Releases have been as follows:2007 - iPhone2008 - iPhone 3G2009 - iPhone 3GS2010 - iPhone 4 (new design)2011 - iPhone 4s2012 - iPhone 5 (new design)2013 - iPhone 5s2014 - iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus (new design)2015 - iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus
The next-generation iPhone is expected to be called the iPhone 7. 2015 marked an "S" iPhone upgrade year that introduced new features such as an improved camera and a better processor, but 2016 will bring an even-year upgrade that will likely include an all-new iPhone design.

Apple is said to be working on finalizing the iPhone 7 design so we
don't know exactly what it will look like, but we can speculate that
Apple will continue on its path of introducing more powerful, efficient
devices that grow thinner with each design iteration. The iPhone 7 and
iPhone 7 Plus are expected to include next-generation A10 processors produced by TSMC.
It's likely Apple will continue releasing two versions
of each iPhone, so we may see an iPhone 7 and an iPhone 7 Plus in 2016.
Apple may stick to 4.7- and 5.5-inches, or take the opportunity to
further refine screen sizes, shifting the dimensions somewhat to match
the company's design vision for the updated phones. The iPhone 7 and 7
Plus are expected to feature the same 3D Touch feature introduced with the iPhone 6s.
Apple is rumored to be aiming to make the iPhone 7 as thin as the 6.1mm iPod touch, mainly through the removal of the 3.5mm headphone jack.
Eliminating the headphone jack will give Apple more internal space for
other components, and Apple will also keep the device slim with the
continued use of in-cell panels and TFT-LCD display technology.
With no headphone jack, wired headphones will connect to the iPhone 7
using its Lightning port and Bluetooth headphones will connect
wirelessly. Apple is rumored to be working on Lightning-equipped EarPods
to sell alongside the device.